How to generate control level events automatically in asp.net

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I have worked in silverlight and in silverlight I can create control level events automatically on XAML, but I am unable to do that in .aspx page.

Following are the examples to give clear idea.

Silverlight: If I want to create a new event on TextBlock called KeyDown, silverlight gives me an option called "<New Event Handler>" which will automatically generate respected event in .cs file .

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Asp.NET: If I want to create an OnClick event on button than I don't have any option.

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If I go to design page where my button is located and do double click than event is populating on .cs page but I want to do that on source in .aspx page.

Am I missing something here? I think there shouldn't be any difference in this scenario but I am not sure why I am not getting auto event generate option.

I am using VS 2010 and .NET Framework 4

mason · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-16 14:49:10Z

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VS 2010 doesn't auto create the event in ASP.NET. You can either manually create it, or upgrade to VS 2013 (which may be free depending on which version you want/are eligible for).

The event signature is often

protected void MyControlId_EventName(object sender, EventArgs e);

but of course you can look up the specifics on MSDN. A notable exception is some of the GridView event handlers.

edited Apr 16, 2015 at 14:49

answered Apr 16, 2015 at 14:42

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GThree Over a year ago

You're right. I just did a quick test in VS 2012 where I can see that option. In my opinion this sucks but anyways I found the solution so thank you for your help.

mason Over a year ago

@Robinhood I agree it's inconvenient. But there's very few reasons to be sticking with older versions of VS, as they rarely drop support for old frameworks in newer versions.

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